Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-25

Is - OFFIGIAE PJlBLIGAT1
claim that the polls are open. Written notice
nously polted up outside tie polling plsce B. {.
i S SEC. 1 S. No elector shall vote except in tht
district il which he actnally resides. &
4 II SEC 16. The only method Of voting at any
election shall be by ballot. ANY person oner1nR
to vote shall deliver his balo5 or ballots to one
OF the judges IN the presence Of the board. The
printed and partly written, upon plain white
papers and shall contain the names Of the per-
i son or persons for whom the elector intends to
vote, designating the office to which each person
! so named is intended by him to be chosen.
u sec: II. The he ballots shall be composed as
election all of tho voters of the state have the
right alike to- participate, except electors OF
president and vice president. and chief
! supreme court, shall be upon one ballot, which
ballot shall be endorsed .State. H. The names
! Of all persons voted. for by any elector, at any
election Tor chief justice or associate Justices OF
the supreme court judges OF the district court
or probate judge shall bc upon one ballot,
which ballot shall be endorsed Judiciary" III.
The names OF the persons voted for by any elector
at any election for any county office or offices,
IN whose election all Ut the voters OF the county
have the right alike to participate shall be upon
] ~. The names Of the persons voted for by any
eiector, at any election for senators or members
OF the house Of representatives shall be uron
one ballot, which shalt be endorsed "Legisla-
ture: V. The name of the person voted for at any
election for representative in congress shall be
| upon a. separate ballot and endorsed CONGRESS- -
! " The names OF the persons voted for by lny
elector at any election for any town offices, or
In any Incorporated city for any city Offices shall
be upon one ballot, which ballot shall he endorsed
Town or City" las the case may bel. At a
general election for representatives in congress.
| II any person named in the Congress" ballot
! shall be intended co supply a vacancy in the Of
| hce OF such representative. the ballots shall
! designed to be chosen When. electors of
president and vice president are to be chosen, q
! separate ballot shall be given for them, which
| shall be endorsed Electors" and shall contain
| tie names OF the persons designated, bv the
voters giving the same. to be electors OF presi-
provisions of this section shall apply only to in
| corporated cities Of over five Thousand inhab-
| itaugs. -.
| SEC. 1s. Every printed ballot shall have
endorsement shall be printed in one straight
! how generally known and designated as Great
Primer Roman Condensed Capitals" and the
names ct all candidates shall he printed in PLAIN
! type, with letters of q uniform size
| SEC. 49,. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
| to prepare or distribute or cast any ballots
printed orpartly printed contrary. to the pro-
! any voter, or to deliver to any voter such
| marked ballot for the purpose or ascertaining
! now he stall vote at any election.
| SEC 20 The judge to whom any ballot is
0clvered snail. upon the receipt OF the samc,
pronounce in an audible voice the name Of the
person from whom the ballot is received; and,
1t the name OF the person is fonnd ON the lists or
registers before mentioncd the said judge shall
without opening the said ballot Or permitting
| the same TO be opened OF examined. deposit the
| same in the proper ballot box, and the clerks or
| shall thprpnpon n ",
check the name OF said person OH the lists or
registers
| SEC. a. Each clerk Of the polls shall make a
POI list, which sh Ill contain one column headed
| Number, one column headed Residence" one
co!umn headed Names Of Voters, and as many
! additional columns as there are boxes kept at
| the election. The heading of each additional
column shall correspond with the name OF one
! OF the boxes 50 kept.
SEC: p. The name of each e'ector voting
shall be entered by each clerk in the column OF
| MS poll list headed Names of Voters" the
! place OF residence Of each eector, so voting,
IN the column headed Residence" and, when
there shall be moro than one box kept, opposite
such name shall be written the figure in every
! remaining column OF such poll list correspond
ing II heading with the name Of each box
! IN which vote Of the elector shall be deposited
In the column headed Number" the clerk shall
| write, cCnsecuCively the number OF each Der
son voting che FIRST voter being numbered one.
| Said clerk shall enter in Il column opposite the
name OF each person not registered the words,
| Not registered"
SEC. 90. Every elector, at the time of Offering
| his vote shall truly state the street in which he
resides and IT the house, lodging or tenemenc
! where he resides is numbered, the number
thereof; but clerks OF the polls it the registers
/ contain correctly such name and residence need
! not make an entry Of the residence In case of
! his refusal TO make the statement aforesaid, the
| vote Of any electur shall not be received
! SEC. II. After the canvass OF the votes one
OF said poll lists or registers kept and checked
as aforesaid shall be attached together and on
the following day. shall be filed in the Office of
| TflIl 1in fNa .,+t, IN
! lists or registers 30 kept and checked shall be
! returned to the Office Of the county auditor In
said district at the time the returns Of the cleo
ton are naue. The REGISTERS shall at all times
be open to public inspection at he Office OF the
| authorities in which they shall be deposited
! without charge.
| SEC 25. Eaca judge of election shall chal-
| lenge any person offering to have his name in
serted in the poll list, to vote at any election
whom he knows or suspects to be not duly
| qualified oector
! SEC. 2G Il any person Offering to vote at any
| election shall be challenged in relation to his
rl,ht to vote at THAT election.by judge by any
other person entitled to vote at the same DOLL
one Of the judges shall tender to him the follow
| ing oath:
you do swear Tor afirm) that you will fully
anu truly answer al such questions as shall be
| put TO YOU touching your place Of residence and
4uailncatlons as an elec5or at this election" :"
The judges, or one of them shall then proceed
10 question tue person challenged regayding his
name, his are. his then place OF residence, how
long he las resided in the town, ward or elec-
! tlon olstrlct, where the vote is offered; where
was his last place OF residence before he came tc
That town, or ward, and as TO his citizenship,
whether native OF naturalized citizen, and, If
the latter when. where and a. what court, and
before what officer he was naturallZed; whether
ne came into the town or ward for the purpose
OF voting at that election, and how long he con-
1emplated residing III the town or ward, and
sueh other questions as tend 20 tess his cara
blltles as resident in the town or ward, aud
his right 30 vote at That poll.
SEC ~. If the person 50 challenged refuse to
I.,J,a w irb y,ntt tc
aforesaid. the judges shall refuse to insert his
| name in the poll lists and he shall not be
allowed to vote.
SEC % II the challenge is not withdrawn
after the person Offering to vote has answered
the questions put to him as aforesaid, one Of the
judges Of election shall tender him the following
oath: You do swear Tor afficm) that YOU are q
citizen Of the United States, or that YOU have
declared your int 'ntion to become such citizen
| conformably to the laws Of the United States
on the subject OF naturalization, that you are
swenty-one Years OF age and have been all in
habitant of this state for four months inlme-
dla'ey preceding mis- election and an actual citi-
zen OF this election district Tor ten days inlme-
dately preceding this election; that you have
not voted at this election"
SEC. 90. II any person refuse to take the oath
so rendered his name shall not be inserted on
the poll list and he shall not be allowed to vote
SEC. 80. AS soon as the polls are finally
closed, Of which closing proclamation shall De
made by one Of the judges thirty minutes previ-
ons theret9, the judges shall proceed to canvass
the votes taken at such election, and the said
canvass shall be public and continued without
lnterm1ssion Until completed ana The result de-
clafed- The canvass snail commence by taking
out OF eSch box the ballots unopened (eXcept SO
far as to ascertain whether every ballot is singlc
and counting the same to ascertain whecher the
| number Of ballots corresponds with the number
appearing Oh the poll lists to have been cast in
such box; II two Or more ballots be found so
ioided together as TO present the appearance OF a
single ballot, they shall be laid aside until the
counting OF the ballots is completed then, IL, OH
comparison OF the sad count with the number
OF ballots SO appearing to have been cast in such